February 10, 2008

Monday morning news and questions - Giveaway@Mac? Can we do that?

Hello everyone,
Today I have some news for you and also I`m going to ask for help.

Well, Giveaway of the Day has been around for quite some time, and all this time we had emails coming and coming. Some of those emails were asking if there if we have plans to offer Mac OS-based version of our service and TBH we had none.
Mac OS X is a completely different world for us, and difficulties of starting Mac Giveaway of the Day were (and still are) significant, that`s why we tried to stick to Windows family.
Well, those emails kept coming and finally we decided to give the idea of Giveaway@Mac a second thought.

What does that mean? Basically, we will try and start this Mac version, but it will be a bit different from our regular versions. First of all, we would really need community help. You see, we can code the whole activation system anew, we can design a few additional pages and we can buy a few Macs (already did, actually), but that`s not going to be a Mac version of GAOTD but rather some frame for it.

What we lack at the moment and what we need help with is a Mac community here -both visitors and developers. We do not have contacts in the Mac world, so that`s someting I`m going to ask: do you have those? Do you know someone that uses Mac and could be interested in visiting our website? If yes, let him/her know.
Do you know a company or a developer that makes software for Mac OS? If yes, let him/her/them know about us.
We actually do check our software submit form, and we look thru our email boxes overloaded just like us.

Please also note that this Mac version won`t be Mac Giveaway of the Day immediately, let`s be realistic here: it`ll be Mac Giveaway of the Week then Mac Giveaway of the half-Week then Mac Giveaway of a few days…
/Lord Farquaad mode on:
…and so on and so forth. Some of your Macs may die, but that is a sacrifice I am willing to make.
/Lord Farquaad mode off. I`m not THAT evil.
*evil grin*

Well, that`s all for now and let`s see what we can do together.

Yours,
Slava and GAOTD team

74 Comments »

  1. I am a mac user and would love to see some products that will work for the mac users. Macs (ie) Apple is here to stay. Spyware free virus free its the way to go. I Check this site daily and find some pretty cool software, just to bad for me that it has been a windows based give away since inception. I really hope you can pull something of for our benefit also.

    Thanks and keep up the good work
    My best wishes
    Capncaveman

    Comment by Capncaveman — February 11th, 2008 at 7:44 am

  2. Why not do something with MacHeist?

    Comment by Andrew Min — February 11th, 2008 at 1:20 pm

  3. I got here from a post in the Mac forum over at dslreports.com. There are a few discount Mac app sites (macZOT, MacPromo) and one called MacAppADay.com that ran for a month. Those might well be places to start as well as the aforementioned MacHeist folks.

    Comment by DDA — February 11th, 2008 at 3:21 pm

  4. I use GAOTD on a regular basis for programs on my Windows pc and i think a Mac version would be a great idea for my Mac as well. Maybe you could start off with once a week a Mac program?

    DutchT

    Comment by DutchT — February 11th, 2008 at 4:16 pm

  5. Great idea! A couple of my friends have Mac computers and then they would be able to download giveaways as well. Keep up the good work!

    Eric

    Comment by Eric — February 11th, 2008 at 4:16 pm

  6. To be honest, Mac software developers are most likely not willingly to give their software away for free because of the production costs involved. Developmental software is very expensive for OSx, so it’s rather unlikely. I think you free is a little difficult for OSx software, but you could definately do discounted giveaways.

    I wish I could help, but I’m more interested in multiplatform-programming, which would run in any operating system. Perhaps that may be an avenue to try, open source type software.

    Comment by WatchTelevision — February 12th, 2008 at 1:41 am

  7. well #6 you forget the team here at GOATD pay for the software and then give it to us. check the terms

    Comment by Fabian — February 12th, 2008 at 6:18 am

  8. My sister-in-law, and her duaghter just tole me to let you know that they would love it if GAOTD would offer Mac enabled software. She is a school teacher, and her daughter is a student. They use a Mac at home, and at school. They dont really like the PC-Windowds machines. As for me and my family, we use Windows and very much like the GAOTD (excluding the screensavers) offerungs, but there are alot of Macintosh computers out there too. I have been told more than once that if I ever had a Mac, I would not want a Windows machine.

    Comment by chuck — February 12th, 2008 at 11:00 am

  9. I am a HUGE Mac fan and I’d love to see a GAOTD (or GAOTMonth or GAOTHalf-week) for Mac! I don’t really have contact with any Mac developers, but I would be happy to try and help in any way I can…

    Comment by Bookworm — February 12th, 2008 at 2:16 pm

  10. I’d like to see GOTD on more platforms too. How ’bout tackling a LINUX version after this? I’m a die-hard Linux user, and would use many of the programs you provide, ‘cept… I can’t. Even if you couldn’t find official, licensed software to distribute, you could provide some usefull GNU licensed software.

    Comment by Jinouchi — February 12th, 2008 at 2:44 pm

  11. Hey, I use a Mac! I’d love to see an iGAOTD.
    Bring it on baby!

    Comment by Resident Geek — February 13th, 2008 at 9:22 am

  12. I would certainly appreciate Mac X give aways; I check giveawayoftheday each day and use one of your free offers for the Windows OS regularly, some every day, some as tools for emergencies.

    Hope you can realize your plans for Mac soon, and wish you all the best. Thanks GAOD

    Comment by Hans Doddema — February 13th, 2008 at 9:45 am

  13. I use both Mac & PC. I would love to see and support a Mac GiveAway site. My 14 year old daughter has converted from PC to only Mac, & would greatly appreciate a Mac GiveAway site. She would bring all of her friends who use Mac. I’m sure once the word got around there would be an over-whelming support for this new venture. Eagerly awaiting the launch with wishes of Good luck.

    Comment by Brieaux — February 13th, 2008 at 10:25 am

  14. Mac user here. There are basic programs that PC’s are great for that Mac’s absolutely lack. With apps like Parallels and Boot Camp, Mac users have the option of “dual wielding” OS, like I do, but I still prefer using things on the Mac side. So bring on GAOTSSPAYTBD (that’s Giveaway of the Semi-Seminal Period As Yet To Be Determined).

    Comment by Nethicus — February 13th, 2008 at 8:48 pm

  15. I am both a Mac and pc user at home and at work. My friends and I are loyal GAOTD subscribers and we are very interested in the Mac version of GAOTD. Good luck and Thanks for the consideration!!!

    Comment by Chance — February 13th, 2008 at 8:58 pm

  16. Already contacting some developers. In fact, I just dropped a quick note about GotD to the folks at LateNiteSoft, makers of Xslimmer. That efficient little app just recovered 1.8Gb space on my iMac… woooo!

    Comment by Bobby Jean — February 13th, 2008 at 9:24 pm

  17. Great idea. I’m Mac and PC user, IT related career but not in development. You can perhaps contact the great community of Macbidouille (english version is http://www.hardmac.com/). Lionel (the macbidouille guru) can perhpas help a little bit.
    Many thanks.

    Comment by Denis — February 14th, 2008 at 7:05 am

  18. I would love to see GAOTD with a Mac Focus. I’m a MacBook Pro user and I am always looking for that next killer app that will make my experience better. I’ll spread the word to all the Apple fanboys I know.

    Comment by SpankyCSW — February 14th, 2008 at 10:15 am

  19. I’m a long time MAC only user. Would love and support your idea.

    Comment by AF — February 14th, 2008 at 9:32 pm

  20. I really hope you get a mac givaway site up and running, one thing though please dont forget we mac users dont all run the latest macs, i use an i mac running os9 and i’m fed up with everything being designed for osx. what you are doing here is great and we are finding lots of usefull stuff for the “other”comp, a pc.

    Comment by Tim — February 15th, 2008 at 5:48 am

  21. I use a windows pc at work, and we have 2 macs at home. Would love to see a mac version of give-away.

    Comment by Kris — February 15th, 2008 at 7:06 pm

  22. Can’t wait!!

    Comment by Joel — February 16th, 2008 at 8:54 pm

  23. I can honestly say that if you had a mac version of this site, I would check it every day. Just throwing in my support…

    Comment by Dan — February 17th, 2008 at 11:27 am

  24. I’m going to be purchasing an iMac in the very near future. I would love to see a GAOTD, GAOTMonth, GAOTWeek or GAOTBi-Weekly time frame for the Mac! I don’t have any contacts with Mac developers, but I would be happy to try and help in any way I can and I would certainly spread the word…

    Could you please provide a sign-up area so that we can be notified and/or be kept up-to-date and of the progress in this area?

    Thanks,

    A daily visitor!!

    Comment by Larry — February 18th, 2008 at 9:25 am

  25. I’d check it out too! Got here via a BB, ’cause I thought it would be both versions (Mac and PC) so you can imagine my disappointment to find only Windows DLs. And I have often upgraded (and paid for said upgrade) off of free DLs… try and buy does work.

    Comment by carolyn — February 18th, 2008 at 10:30 am

  26. I think a Mac give away would be great! Good for developers as well. My Mac is my main computer and I always check MacZot and MacPromo everyday. I have downloaded some very good programs for my PC laptop here at GAOTD.

    Comment by Alan — February 19th, 2008 at 1:49 am

  27. I’m another one who would definitely check out your Mac give away every day ! Thanks for not forgetting “the rest of us” ! :-)

    Comment by macgirlie — February 19th, 2008 at 9:51 am

  28. i’m also a Mac user, at home anyway, & i’d be interested, as well!

    Comment by laureen227 — February 19th, 2008 at 9:40 pm

  29. Love the Shrek reference!

    I don’t own a Mac, but I know of a couple of people who do… and they’re both doing a multimedia subject at school (hint, hint).

    Comment by David — February 20th, 2008 at 4:36 am

  30. I could use a site that has autopackage or .deb type installs for my Linux boxes, that truely have the dependencies resolved so they actually run on my systems without screwing-up the previously configured installations, and don’t require finding, downloading, or worse -compiling ;) the required resources. Maybe some files that have the required resources compiled statically so that they are ‘install-and-play’, or ‘yank-and-toss’ without problems. This applies doubly with the Mac’s flavor of BSD, as folks who have gone from OSX 10.2 to 10.5 may have found out. While we’re on the subject, don’t forget us folks out there who are still using MacOS-9.x (or earlier), because we don’t have the hardware to run OSX in any variation and get anything useful done. pretty 3d desktops are fun, but being able to surf the web, FTP files, send e-mail, and generally use functional applications are what distinguish a computer from an expensive “Lava Lamp”.

    Comment by wyamarus — February 20th, 2008 at 8:39 am

  31. I use both Mac and PC for work, but have been primarily mac-based since 1988. I would love to see a mac GAOT? I routinely buy from the other mac deal sites.

    Comment by SLRuff — February 20th, 2008 at 9:29 am

  32. I, too, am a Mac user and would LOVE to see a Mac version of GOATD. I find some of the apps you post on the site to be priceless for the things [the program(s)] do for me. There have been a good deal of comments for Mac users from day-to-day in the comments about the various give-away apps and I’ve found many of those suggestions to be very good but it would be one-hundred times more useful to have a GOATD-type service for Mac users (even if it was weekly for a while). Please do continue to look into this and please do get this idea going into a full-fledged “project” for us Mac users.

    Comment by WeyrleaderZor — February 20th, 2008 at 9:57 am

  33. Wow! That would be great guys!
    Most of the time I use Windows but I also love my Mac!

    Comment by Simply — February 20th, 2008 at 12:01 pm

  34. Great and all, as long as the Mac community doesn’t go mac-love-fest on us.

    You’re not using apostrophes, by the way. It’s “that’s,” not “that`s”.

    Comment by Detainment — February 22nd, 2008 at 6:33 pm

  35. What a great idea!
    I would certainly support the Mac Giveaways. I use both Mac and PC, but find it hard to find the Mac software I want.

    Comment by pink_flower — February 26th, 2008 at 5:24 am

  36. I would be very interested in a GiveAwayOfTheWeek for Mac. Unfortunately I don’t know Mac software’s developers… But I find it a really nice idea. Thanks for the work you’re doing!

    Comment by bubblesort — February 27th, 2008 at 8:31 am

  37. Excellent idea!

    Comment by Guybrush — February 28th, 2008 at 11:35 am

  38. I think this is a wonderful idea. Why not try the guys at http://plasq.com/ Plasq? They have a bunch of relatively inexpensive software and a few free trials, and they might be willing to work with you on this.

    Comment by Marziah — February 29th, 2008 at 10:22 am

  39. Oh, yes, please please please PLEASE help us unfortunate parents with (multiple!!)art major kids whose colleges …

    “highly suggest” having a mac (which means that if your kid walks in with a PC she’s screwed because all the instruction will be for mac software;

    so that not only do we need to buy new computers while the PC’s collect dust;

    but we HAVE to buy all this new software because, duh, all we have at home is PC software

    so yes, please, take pity and bring us mac programs and let us learn about the companies so that we are

    not flying (buying) expensively blind!

    (end of outburst. Now weeping for joy and hope)

    Lol! Thanks again, for caring, GAOTD

    thewhynotgirl

    Comment by thewhynotgirl — March 3rd, 2008 at 4:03 am

  40. super idée ;)

    Comment by Lionel — March 4th, 2008 at 12:17 am

  41. #1, mac os are not spyware or virus free, dont get cocky cuz the moment you do that mac will crash. I think a mac giveaway would be cool, dunno what Id do with it, but cool still lol.

    Comment by Magmon — March 5th, 2008 at 8:19 am

  42. Mac games would be wonderful !

    Comment by chinba — March 7th, 2008 at 9:27 am

  43. The mac-love-fest never stops, though.

    Comment by Silverwind — March 8th, 2008 at 1:21 am

  44. You write you’re looking for contacts in the “Mac world” — I’d suggest LowEndMac as a very popular site which may want to team up with you. Even if that doesn’t work out, its webmaster will surely give you further ideas and addresses:
    http://www.lowendmac.com/contact.html

    Comment by Ge' van Gasteren — March 9th, 2008 at 10:14 pm

  45. I am all for a Mac Give away too… It is so nice to know that there are other people and or companies thinking of US Mac users out there! We are growing and growing, more and more mac users are popping up daily… So Hell Yeah, bring on the mac software etc! I currently download PC software from gaotd for my pc laptop, I hate PC’s but heck it was given to me… My desktop is a Mac though, I have always said, I will never be with out my MAC, I own a pc laptop, but I would never just own a PC..Mac before PC anyday! my hubby is a PC freak, and is always picking on me about my mac, but I don’t care, cuz I know he is just JEALOUS! Hahaha :)
    Bring it on, the give away of the day, week, month or whatever for macs! YAY! Yippy!! :)

    Comment by limegreenstarz — March 10th, 2008 at 10:58 pm

  46. I would love a Mac site! I routinely download stuff from your site, but it requires me to restart my computer and use Bootcamp, which unfortunately is not the OS I use for work. I’m a graphic designer, and I don’t know a single other designer that doesn’t have/use a mac. There used to be a magazine called Mac Addict that came with a CD that had lots of fun programs and games to try out. The publisher decided to do away with that and are now MacLife or something like that, and really bears no resemblence to what it once was. So a Mac version of this site would definitely be filling a void that magazine created by basically becoming a Mac World clone.

    A possibility for sources would be to look at past issues of MacAddict and see which companies were partnering on the program CDs.

    Comment by Krista — March 10th, 2008 at 11:11 pm

  47. Fantastic! I was wondering if this would ever happen. Will forward this on to Steve Wozniak and, hopefully, you will see a response–he usually forwards items of interest to his extensive network.

    Comment by MacFan — March 11th, 2008 at 4:57 am

  48. I have been a member of your site for a while now, always hoping that one day the GAOTD would be something that is Mac compatible, so this is wonderful news. I have been a Mac user since it was an Apple and am always looking for Mac software (free) to use. More folks will be heading your way because I plan to let them know. I have already informed so many folks about your pc software. Keep up the good work and looking forward to having the Mac GAOTD. I am not a developer but am a dedicated user and IT staff person. Let me know what I can do to assist.

    Comment by Charlotte — March 12th, 2008 at 11:44 am

  49. There is loads of free Mac software available, the free software page on http://www.thefreemac.com is one source.

    PixelMator, Vector Designer and the apps from the guys at BeLight software would be good starters for excellent apps that are not too expensive.

    Simon@thefreemac

    Comment by Simon Elliott — March 12th, 2008 at 3:17 pm

  50. I have a MacBook, and I have Windows installed on it. Every day, I visit GAOTD, and I love downloading the awesome software it provides. I would love to see a Giveaway@Mac. Even if it is weekly, It would still be great.

    Comment by Preston — March 13th, 2008 at 11:13 am

  51. I use both Max and Windoze platforms. The best known, still-viable site for freebies and latest demo/shareware offerings is at http://www.macupdate.com, so you have your work cut out for yourself.

    Comment by SithLord — March 15th, 2008 at 3:41 pm

  52. I’ve always wondered if Mac developers would ever give up any software. I use Mac at work, and have an old PC at home. Mac offerings in the future would definitely help me decide which way to go when purchasing a much-needed new computer for home. Good luck on this endeavor and thanks for all the giveaways you’ve generously offered.

    Comment by Paulie P. — March 16th, 2008 at 11:46 am

  53. Just read your response to all these requests, and you seem to only talk about “osx” i still use a G3 imac with os9, we all cant just rush out and buy the latest model , if we could afford to do that we wouldnt be so glad for having GAOTD!

    Comment by Tim — March 17th, 2008 at 5:23 am

  54. Yay!! As a life-long mac user (well almost - 20+ years now) I would this!

    Mitch

    Comment by Mitch — March 17th, 2008 at 11:48 am

  55. Mac-fan for some 20 years…. can’t wait!

    Comment by Pernille — March 18th, 2008 at 6:28 am

  56. I only use Macs and would be interested in a Mac giveawayofthedaysite
    Thanx

    Comment by marion sutton — March 19th, 2008 at 6:12 pm

  57. I just switched to Mac. Although I still do use some of my Win programs on my Mac using Fusion (Mac users — better and easier to use than Parallels). I had been thinking about dropping GAOTD because I wasn’t even looking at my emails knowing it wouldn’t be for my Mac side.

    When I saw that Evernote was now available for Mac, I clicked the link.

    I would definitely use a Mac version.

    Comment by Susan — March 21st, 2008 at 10:21 am

  58. I have recently switched to MAC and had stopped visiting the site because nothing was available for me. I would love to see MAC GAOTD month, week or anything else.

    Comment by Monshinique' — March 21st, 2008 at 2:03 pm

  59. I’d love to see a Mac version of GAOTD as well. There are thousands of Mac software publishers out there (to the commenter who said Mac software development tools were expensive—how is free expensive? Xcode comes with Mac OS X and updates are regularly available for free from developer.apple.com) and I’m sure many of the shareware authors in particular would love the opportunity to spread the word. I know one developer personally (contact me privately for their information, please) but you could also check macupdate.com and versiontracker.com for comprehensive lists of Mac OS software and developers.

    Comment by David — March 21st, 2008 at 2:07 pm

  60. Count me in as a long-time Mac-man interested in you doing a Mac-users version!

    Comment by Steven — March 22nd, 2008 at 12:13 pm

  61. I’ve been a GOTD user for as nearly as long as it’s been up.
    But anyway, I also use a mac, and would LOVE mac applications.

    There certainly is a lack and it’d be great to have a reliable resource for interesting, varied and free mac apps.

    thanks for the work you guys do, I certainly have benefited from it!

    Comment by subgirl — March 22nd, 2008 at 7:42 pm

  62. Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!!
    Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
    Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!!

    My prayers are answered! :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

    This site will be very successful & appreciated — probably more than the other sites are.
    Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!!

    — A loyal Mac lover since the very first days of Apple, back in the days of Steve & Steve

    Comment by Lee — March 23rd, 2008 at 10:00 pm

  63. have you asked kewelbox? they have games in mac too. http://www.kewelbox.com some are already freeware , some aren’t. they’re pretty nice,i have been a member of their site for a few years.

    Comment by laura sierra — March 24th, 2008 at 3:31 am

  64. I am a Mac user, it’s my primary computer. I would LOVE this! I have a Windows machine, too, and visited you regularly before, but I haven’t in a while…thought I would check and see what’s happening with you now. I am SO glad you are going to do this… this ROCKS!

    Comment by elaine — March 24th, 2008 at 4:48 am

  65. Yeah a fantastic great idea-i would really appreciate that :)

    Comment by Michael — March 24th, 2008 at 5:09 am

  66. Yeah a MAC & CHEESE Site, that way mac users dont have to delve out 500-1,200$ for the softwares for a MAC… LOL Sad but true whereas PC software (top of the line ranking with MAC Software) is by far cheaper, but then again so is a top of the line alienware PC as well, Mac & Me? Well, sorry i have shuttled of to microsoft & alienware.com to get the goods, thanks

    Comment by StanP. — March 25th, 2008 at 1:42 am

  67. That would be fantastic! I have 8 computers in my home-based office: 5 PC’s and 3 Macs. The Macs are in use all day long. The PC’s hardly ever get turned on anymore, since we got the Macs.

    When we have to run the odd PC app, 90% of the time we do it in Parallels or VM Fusion on our Intel powered Macs. The PC’s are largely irrelevant now. Please go for it with the Mac Giveaway site idea. You will instantly increase the number of users of your sites by a significant percentage.

    Thanks much.

    Comment by Ron — March 25th, 2008 at 6:37 am

  68. Is there any way to get an RSS feed or some other way of being notified specifically of the Mac giveaways? I’m a Mac user and while I’m delighted that you’re adding some Mac software to the mix, it would be kind of aggravating to sign up for notifications when the vast majority of them will be for Windows software… Any way of doing a separate feed for Macs?

    Comment by Lynna — March 25th, 2008 at 6:31 pm

  69. What a great idea. The more people that gain access to mac software the better. As a family who have been mac users for 16 years it makes a change to get some freebies.

    Comment by Phil — March 26th, 2008 at 1:55 am

  70. Hi there, for apple software you can visit our website: http://www.apple-soft.net.

    Comment by toto — March 26th, 2008 at 4:14 pm

  71. I would love to see this, but I’d rather see freeware on days you can’t get a program for free for us, than something substandard.

    Comment by tobylane — March 31st, 2008 at 2:42 pm

  72. Yeah, keep up the good work. I would come and visit the mac site everyday !

    Comment by u1725 — April 9th, 2008 at 3:41 pm

  73. Can you make a mailing list that is specifically for Mac friendly giveaways?

    Comment by blue — April 29th, 2008 at 8:29 am

  74. I’d love to see this happen.

    Comment by Ein2015 — May 5th, 2008 at 2:58 pm

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